USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

ALPS Electric Co., Ltd.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 236 granted patents across 99 technology areas, active 2015–2023. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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236

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

8.4

Avg claims per patent

-99%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

ALPS holds 236 US patents across 99 technology areas, rank #1,729 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,729
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 15%
by Innovation Score (49.3/100): 8.4
avg claims per patent: -99%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

ALPS Electric Co., Ltd. has been granted 236 US utility patents between 2015 and 2023, placing ALPS Electric Co., Ltd. at rank #1,729 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 99 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 8.4 claims per patent with primary concentration in G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING). As a Foreign Corporation, ALPS Electric Co., Ltd. is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, ALPS sits between Sartorius Stedim Biotech Gmbh (237 patents, rank #1,725) and Nidec Motor Corporation (236 patents, rank #1,733) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 49.3/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 2 grants, compared with 234 in the 2015–2019 window, a -99% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. The Foreign Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. ALPS Electric Co., Ltd.'s 8.4 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while a multi-domain presence across 99 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark ALPS Electric Co., Ltd. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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ALPS Electric ◀

236

What this shows ALPS holds 236 patents at rank #1,729, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near ALPS

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,729 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G06F (Electric Digital DATA Processing)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in ALPS's primary technology class.

ALPS's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)

49 Top 15% higher than 85% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2023

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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ALPS Electric Co., Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	45	19.1%
2016	54	22.9%
2017	69	29.2%
2018	51	21.6%
2019	15	6.4%
2021	1	0.4%
2023	1	0.4%

Which technologies does ALPS Electric Co., Ltd. patent most?

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 61

H01H - ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES 36

G01R - MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES 35

B60R - VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 19

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 18

G07C - TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE 17

H01R - ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS 15

H05K - PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS 14

H10N - ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 12

H03K - PULSE TECHNIQUE 12

G05G - CONTROL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS INSOFAR AS CHARACTERISED BY MECHANICAL FEATURES ONLY 11

G01D - MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVERED IN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS; TARIFF METERING APPARATUS; MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 11

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 8

H04B - TRANSMISSION 8

H01Q - ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS 8

Top 15 of 99 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Simple

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,729

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

49.3 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does ALPS Electric Co., Ltd. hold?

ALPS Electric Co., Ltd. holds 236 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2023, spanning 99 technology areas.

What is ALPS Electric Co., Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

ALPS Electric Co., Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 49.3 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does ALPS Electric Co., Ltd. focus on?

ALPS Electric Co., Ltd.'s top technology area is G06F (ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING) with 61 patents. The company has filed patents in 99 CPC subclasses total.

Is ALPS Electric Co., Ltd.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

ALPS Electric Co., Ltd.'s recent filing velocity is -99% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for ALPS Electric Co., Ltd.'s patents?

ALPS Electric Co., Ltd.'s patents average 8.4 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.

How is the ALPS Electric Co., Ltd. patent data sourced?

All patent data comes from USPTO PatentsView, a public research dataset maintained by the United States Patent and Trademark Office covering US granted utility patents from 2015 to 2025.

How to use this portfolio

ALPS's 236 grants land it in the top 15% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - ALPS ranks #1,729 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in G06F - see who else leads that technology area. G06F leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the USPTO PatentsView database. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sources used on this page

USPTO PatentsView - the disambiguated bulk patent-grant, assignee, and CPC data this page's figures are derived from. patentsview.org
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) - the joint USPTO/EPO classification scheme used to group patents by technology area. cooperativepatentclassification.org
USPTO Patent Public Search - the official interface to verify the status of any individual patent. ppubs.uspto.gov

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.